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This rose is very commonly grown in older yards around Boise, partly because it is one of the few plants that does well in our semi-desert climate with little or no supplementary watering. It is susceptible to blackspot and is often nearly completely defoliated by summer's end, so is often planted in an out-of-the-way spot such as at the edge of a fence line, where it can be enjoyed when it blooms and then ignored for the rest of the year. Seems to be grown most successfully when it receives no pruning or other attention.

Rosa foetida bicolor is the most grown species rose in the world. It is a sport of Rosa Foetida which is the yellow species. It gets its name Foetida because the fragrance it emits is fetid.

It is one of 12 specie roses in the Pimpinellifoliae group, named that because their foliage is similar to pimpinella or salad burnet.

This one goes back to the 1500s. It has a great yellow reverse with a vivid orange red front. It can throw stems that flower a bright yellow bloom like its parent, Rosa foetida, which make it visually so interesting to have both colored flowers on one plant.